000 FZNT24 KNHC 090324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY SAT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE SUN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE... AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY